araracanga vs Spathulate Botrychium

Ara macao compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

araracanga is Least Concern while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	araracanga	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (ave)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Botrychium
Species	Ara macao	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

araracanga

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	araracanga	Spathulate Botrychium
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	85 cm	—
Average Weight	1.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

araracanga

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Population trends indicate a declining trajectory in parts of its range.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

araracanga

Uma das aves mais vivamente coloridas das Americas, a arara-vermelha (Ara macao) exibe uma plumagem vermelha, amarela e azul com envergaduras que atingem 1 metro. Encontrada em florestas umidas de terras baixas do Mexico a Bolivia, e altamente inteligente, longeva - ate 75 anos - e forma pares permanentes. Percorre longas distancias ate lambedouros de argila onde consome solo rico em minerais para desintoxicar sementes. Classificada como Pouco Preocupante, mas localmente ameacada pela perda de habitat e pelo comercio de animais de estimacao.